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[Warpy]

3. Three cheers for the War on Drugs

Bronx cheers, that is.

Pain clinics are under incredibly close scrutiny, so they have to lean hard on their patients. That means drug testing to make sure those patients aren't supplementing the regimen with illegal drugs and mechanisms to prevent doctor and pharmacy shopping to make sure patients aren't exceeding the dosage--or getting extra to sell.

It's beyond stupid and insulting, but this is what Prohibition has given us.

My best advice is to go back to the doctor who has been trying to control the pain with legal prescriptions. Do NOT take anything he doesn't prescribe, even if you are in pain. Remember, nothing will kill the pain completely, you just need to get to a point where you can function.

Once you are stable enough on prescription meds, then approach the pain clinic for better management. You will need to agree to their terms and abide by them because if you don't, you risk having the DEA put them out of business quickly as a pill mill.

You are on disability and you have a track record of being in severe pain. Once you demonstrate that you can abide by one doctor's regimen, you will be accepted by a pain clinic.

I am also a chronic pain patient, RA, FM, SS, and a fractured neck leading to back spasms that practically send me into orbit. I don't need a pain service yet, but it's coming.